noun
1 official who inspects sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ chief
▪ deputy
▪ local
▪ international
▪ qualified
▪ independent ( esp. BrE )
▪ federal ( esp. AmE ), government ( esp. BrE ), etc.
▪ building , customs ( esp. AmE ), factory ( esp. BrE ), health ( esp. BrE ), health and safety ( BrE ), home ( AmE ), nuclear , planning ( BrE ), postal ( AmE ), safety ( esp. BrE ), school ( esp. BrE ), schools ( BrE ), tax ( esp. BrE ), ticket ( BrE ), weapons
▪
UN weapons ~s
VERB + INSPECTOR
▪ call , call in , send , send in
▪
Independent ~s were called in.
▪
An ~ was sent to the scene of the incident.
▪ allow in , let in
▪
He agreed to allow weapons ~s in his country.
▪ hire ( AmE )
▪
You should hire a professional home ~ before buying.
INSPECTOR + VERB
▪ arrive , visit
▪ be in charge of sth ( esp. BrE )
▪
the ~ in charge of producing the report
▪ check sth , look at sth , look for sth
▪ report sth , report on sth
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
an ~ of prisons ( BrE )
2 police officer
ADJECTIVE
▪ police
▪ Chief , detective (both BrE )
PHRASES
▪ the rank of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
He reached the rank of ~.